Why can’t you land on jupiter

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Asked by Owen:-) to Andy, Chris, Harriet, Jess, Nikki on 11 Mar 2016.
- Christopher Blanford answered on 11 Mar 2016:
  
  Hi Owen:-)
  
  Jupiter is very large, getting close to the size where it could be a star. It’s centre is thought to contain solid hydrogen. If you can make hydrogen gas into a metal, it’s going to crush anything else.
  
  Interesting thought though: could life exist in the atmosphere of Jupiter or Venus, even if it never touches the planet’s surface?
  
  Chris
- Harriet Reid answered on 11 Mar 2016:
  
  Jupiter is mostly gas, so there isn’t much to land on. We think it has some sort of solid core but we can’t see though the atmosphere to see what it is like.
- andy chapman answered on 13 Mar 2016:
  
  The closest jupiter ever is to earth is 628,743,036 km so firstly, it would take a very long time. I wouldn’t be up for that… We got a craft in orbit years ago (it took about 6 years) but I think landing is a different matter. the first thing you could ‘land on’ is thought to be a liquid layer of ‘metallic hydrogen’ (fascinating stuff. If you want to have someone tell you everything about it, write back and I will get my brother, a physicist, to reply – he loves it).
  
  I reckon we will one day….
- Jessica Groppi answered on 13 Mar 2016:
  
  Hi!
  
  I can’t because I don’t own a space ship!!
  
  Jupiter is really far away, and with the current technology it would take a long time to reach it. Also, it doesn’t have a surface because it’s just made of gases so the actual landing would be impossible.
  
  Jess.
- Nikki D'Arcy answered on 14 Mar 2016:
  
  I think I’m a bit late to answer here….. sorry! but the guys have answered well I think! 🙂

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